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Attitudes to mental illness 2007
- Author:
- CARE SERVICES IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP. Shift
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. National Statistics
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 46p., tables
- Place of publication:
- London
Since March 1993, the Department of Health has placed a set of questions on TNS’ Face-to-Face Consumer Omnibus. From 1993 to 1997 the questions were asked on an annual basis, thereafter they have been asked every third year up until 2003. The current 2007 survey follows four years after the previous survey. These surveys serve as a tracking mechanism, and in this report, the most recent results are compared with those from previous years. The respondents in the surveys were presented with a number of statements about mental illness. They covered a wide range of issues from attitudes towards, and perceptions of people with mental illness, to opinions on services provided for people with mental health problems.
Why not?
- Author:
- JACKSON Catherine
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, 2004, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Assesses the new initiative 'Building on the best: choice and equity in the NHS' and how it relates to patient choice in mental health services.
Behind closed doors
- Author:
- MUNRO Robert
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 11.11.98, 1998, p.17.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Looks at the bleak picture of acute inpatient psychiatric care painted in the report, 'Acute Problems', out this week.
Patient preference randomised controlled trials in mental health research
- Authors:
- HOWARD Louise, THORNICROFT Graham
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 188(4), April 2006, pp.303-304.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
The relationship between psychiatric patients’ preferences for different treatments and the outcome of interventions is unclear, as the few relevant trials have tended to be underpowered. Strong patient preferences result in patients refusing to enter a trial. This leads to bias and limits generalisability, and the patient preference randomised controlled trial (RCT) design has been proposed as an alternative. Limitations and advantages of patient preference RCTs are discussed.
Return and readmission of patients absent without leave under Section 18 of the 1983 Mental Health Act
- Authors:
- CURRAN Christopher, GRIMSHAW Catherine
- Journal article citation:
- Openmind, 130, November 2004, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- MIND
It has been found that 33% of all deaths of patients detained under the Act occurred while they were AWOL and 38% of suicides had absconded. States that hospitals should have a comprehensive AWOL policy and procedure and all relevant staff should be clear about how to respond.
In search of true asylum
- Author:
- EATON Lynn
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 20.6.02, 2002, pp.38-39.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
Looks at the new guidelines produced for inpatient mental health services.
Wrong side of beds
- Authors:
- LEE Robert, BRADLEY Derek
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 12.10.00, 2000, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
The key to taking the heat off mental health inpatient care may not be as simple as increasing bed numbers. The authors report on their recent findings.
Proportion of patients without mental disorders being treated in mental health services worldwide
- Authors:
- BRUFFAERTS Ronny, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 206(2), 2015, pp.101-109.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Background: Previous research suggests that many people receiving mental health treatment do not meet criteria for a mental disorder but are rather 'the worried well'. Aims: To examine the association of past-year mental health treatment with DSM-IV disorders. Method: The World Health Organization's World Mental Health (WMH) Surveys interviewed community samples of adults in 23 countries (n = 62 305) about DSM-IV disorders and treatment in the past 12 months for problems with emotions, alcohol or drugs. Results: Roughly half (52%) of people who received treatment met criteria for a past-year DSM-IV disorder, an additional 18% for a lifetime disorder and an additional 13% for other indicators of need (multiple subthreshold disorders, recent stressors or suicidal behaviours). Dose-response associations were found between number of indicators of need and treatment. Conclusions: The vast majority of treatment in the WMH countries goes to patients with mental disorders or other problems expected to benefit from treatment. (Publisher abstract)
In-patient psychiatric rehabilitation services: survey of users in three metropolitan boroughs
- Authors:
- COWAN Colin, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Psychiatrist (The), 36(3), March 2012, pp.85-89.
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
A study examined a range of in-patient rehabilitation services provided by 2 NHS mental health trusts in Birmingham, Solihull and Sandwell in the West Midlands. It collected and analysed data about 98 service users from 10 services (5 community rehabilitation units, 3 longer-term complex care services, and 2 high-dependency rehabilitation units). The study found significant differences for service users in the different units with respect to duration of stay, length of history, number of admissions, community team, physical health, social functioning, history of aggression, and perceived risk if discharged. Overall, the units managed high levels of risk and disability. The authors concluded that the findings support the principle that different types of rehabilitation services are required, also commenting that community service provision may not adequately meet the needs of the most disabled and access to appropriate move-on facilities for rehabilitation in-patients is insufficient.
Investigating patient outcome measures in mental health
- Author:
- JACOBS Rowena
- Publisher:
- University of York. Centre for Health Economics
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 82p.
- Place of publication:
- York
This report examines the feasibility of incorporating patient outcomes in mental health into a productivity measure. It examines which outcome measures are most commonly used in mental health, the practical issues about collecting these outcome measures, whether they can be converted into a generic measure, whether there is a time series of data available, and whether the data exists to examine changes in the mix of treatments over time. Contents include: clinician versus patient-rates instruments; international drives towards routine outcome assessment; the UK policy background; how to introduce routine outcome measurement; criteria for routine outcome measures; Health of the Nation Outcome Scale (HoNOS); Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation - Outcome measure (CORE-OM); can outcome measures be converted into a generic measure; themes emerging from interviews; changes in the mix of treatments in mental health over time.